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[C+] NatGeo: National Geographic goes to space with Disney and Pixar's Lightyear

LET'S UNLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES 🔐

intrepid

[ in-'trep-id ]

adjective

- extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations

The intrepid adventurers are now walking the final 100 miles to the Pole.

orbit

[ 'awr-bit ]

noun

- the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star

Once in space, the spacecraft will go into orbit around Earth.

riveting

[ 'ri-vuh-tuhng ]

adjective

- extremely interesting

Savio, a shy man who stuttered before small groups, was riveting and compelling when he spoke to thousands.

utilize

[ 'yoot-l-ahyz ]

verb

- to use something in an effective way

The library’s great collection allowed me to utilize many rare sources.

cope with

phrase

- to deal successfully with a difficult situation

The emergency services are working at full stretch today to cope with the accident.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK! [ FULL CLIP ]

What is the video all about? Choose two statements that refer to the main ideas of the video.


1. They found out what life in space is really like.

2. Chris Evans went to space in his new movie called Lightyear.

3. The hardest experience for Tom Marshburn in space.

4. Actual astronauts talk about their experiences in space.

LET'S TRY IT! - FIRST CUT

A. Script Completion

Direction: Watch the first cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing words. Write or type down your answers while listening.

⏱ 00:00 - 00:28

  1. "I'm Nadia Drake with National ."

  2. "Today, we're at NASA's Jet Propulsion with Chris Evans, who plays Buzz Lightyear in the new and Pixar movie - Lightyear.

  3. "Hanging out with the freshly returned from , astronaut Tom Marshburn."

  4. "I have been completely with space travel, all things since I was a kid."

  5. "So the that my new film, Lightyear, let me speak to actual is a real come true."

LET'S PRACTICE - SECOND CUT

A. Script Completion

Direction: Watch the second cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing phrases.

⏱ 01:23 - 01:49

  1. "How do you being so alone?"

  2. "We got each other, but we also have all the ."

  3. "So I've heard that some astronauts ."

  4. " , get some form of nausea."

  5. "There's no up, down, left or right so your body feels like . Getting used to that is ."

LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE - FULL CLIP Direction: Answer the following questions based on the video and let's check your comprehension.

⏱ 00:00 - 03:25

  1. What has been Chris Evans' fascination since he was a kid?

  2. What did Tom Marshburn say about stars?

  3. How do the floating AI robots help Tom and the astronauts cope with being so alone?

  4. Why did Chris Evans say that speaking to actual astronauts is a real dream come true?

  5. What do you feel while watching this video? Why?

LET'S RECAP!

Active Listening_Recap

1. Which new words/phrases were easiest to remember? Give three.

どの語句/文が覚えやすかったですか?3つ挙げてください。


2. Which words/phrases were you having a hard time to speak/understand? Give three.

どの語句/文が話したり理解するのに難しかったですか?3つ挙げてください。

intrepid

[ in-'trep-id ]

adjective

- extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations

The intrepid adventurers are now walking the final 100 miles to the Pole.

orbit

[ 'awr-bit ]

noun

- the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star

Once in space, the spacecraft will go into orbit around Earth.

riveting

[ 'ri-vuh-tuhng ]

adjective

- extremely interesting

Savio, a shy man who stuttered before small groups, was riveting and compelling when he spoke to thousands.

utilize

[ 'yoot-l-ahyz ]

verb

- to use something in an effective way

The library’s great collection allowed me to utilize many rare sources.

cope with

phrase

- to deal successfully with a difficult situation

The emergency services are working at full stretch today to cope with the accident.